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Value Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Reflexive constructions
Examples
Di big piipl dem disgais
demself
.
Di
art
.
def
big
big
piipl
people
dem
pl
disgais
disguise
dem-self.
3pl
-
refl
[Even] the adults disguise themselves.
See
nd
Meri sii
arself
iin di lukin glaas.
Meri
Mary
sii
see
ar-self
3sg
.
f
-
refl
iin
in
di
art
.
def
lukin
looking
glaas.
glass
Mary saw herself in the mirror.
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